The Music Made Me Do It
Directed by Jamie Burgess
Watching Jaws with the sound off = nice movie about fishing.
How about Star Wars while wearing earmuffs?
Lord of the Rings played with the Friends theme tune on repeat?
Music can make or break a blockbuster.
Let's see what happens when we devilishly mess with the soundtrack for an hour featuring some of the world's best visiting improvisers!
Expect awkward silences, melodramatic moments, powerful pauses, and guffaws galore as the music makes everything better (we hope).
SHOW QUOTES
"Music by Jamie Burgess set the tone and pace of the show with the performers sometimes following his lead, as he set the formula and structure of the show through the type of music played. Complete with overture and interval music, the show strongly relies on this backbone for the improvised musical to work." - Writings In The Dark
“Beautiful accompaniment of Jamie Burgess on the keyboard, continues to add tension and enhance the passions of the performers throughout the evening.”
About the Director
Jamie’s love of improvising began when he trained with the Shenanigan Brothers and the Court Jesters while still in high school.
After performing at the Christchurch Buskers’ Festival with Cleverfools, then gaining his Musical Theatre qualification, in 2005 he was introduced to long-form improv in Wellington, where he became resident musician for WiT and for the very first NZ Improv Festival in 2008. He also played with The Improvisors, and accompanied Derek Flores regularly as part of NZ Comedy Festivals from 2007 to 2010.
In Australia, he has played with The Improv Conspiracy, Impromptunes, and international acts Mark Watson, Stephen K Amos, Ross Noble, Katherine Ryan and Wanda Sykes, Tash York and Reuben Kaye.
Most recently he toured Aotearoa with Penny Ashton and Lori Dungey in Austen Found.
Content Warning
As this show is improvised, we cannot guarantee the presence or absence of specific content or themes beyond what is in the description above. The show may contain mature themes and language, but not gratuitously. The show may contain voluntary audience interaction, such as giving a suggestion for a scene.
Image description: A cheeky cartoon devil plays on the piano
